Paper Doll
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Publisher Description
Boston PI Spenser investigates the perfect murder in this New York Times bestselling mystery in Robert B. Parker’s acclaimed series.
She was a model wife and mother, bludgeoned with a hammer on the streets of Beacon Hill. Spenser's searching for a motive and a murderer—and finding more secrets than meet the eye...
“Among the best Spensers...Parker's at the top of his game!”—Boston Globe
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Spenser fans will delight in the Boston PI's latest adventure, after Pastime and Double Deuce , as Parker, restraining a penchant for arch characterization, returns his attention to plotting. Spenser is hired by Boston Brahmin Loudon Tripp to find the murderer of his conventionally impeccable wife, Olivia Nelson, whom the police consider a victim of random urban violence. After consulting with the police detective assigned to the case, a gay man whose lover is dying of AIDS, Spenser travels to Olivia's hometown in South Carolina, where his questions land him in jail, uncharged, and at the mercy of some Northern thugs. Rescued at the last minute by Boston police Lt. Quirk, the burly detective soon finds himself taken into the confidence of a sleazy but powerful Massachusetts senator. The case builds on a nicely woven mix of false identity, self-delusion and, unexpectedly, the powerful attachment of two old Southern gentlemen, one black and one white. Spenser's lover, the elegant psychiatrist Susan, and his pal Hawk stay pretty much in the background as the tough-but-sensitive PI hews mainly to the mystery at hand. Mystery Guild Main selection, Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club alternates.
Customer Reviews
Paper Doll
Good Spenser read, as usual, but a little complicated story line. He gets involved in a very detailed and complex situation, and works hard to make it end right.
Excellent
as always.
Paper Doll
I love Robert B. Parker’s style of writing. Spencer is such a complex character. From the way he describes the clothing of the men he encounters with the eye of a fashionista to his skills in the kitchen he is such fun.
I love his quick wit. I find myself smiling in appreciation of his spot on barbs.
Need to get to the end of the book to completely understand the whodunnit.
Parker is an expert at giving his characters many layers and enticing the reader to discover each one.